Disable AutoRun to secure your pc from virus

Disable AutoRun in Microsoft Windows

To effectively disable AutoRun in Microsoft Windows, import the following registry value:

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"
To import this value, perform the following steps:

Copy the text
Paste the text into Windows Notepad
Save the file as "autorun.reg"
Note: In certain circumstances, Notepad may automatically add a .txt extension to saved files. To ensure that the file is saved with the proper extension, select All Files in the "Save as type:" section of the "Save As" dialog.
Navigate to the file location
Double-click the file to import it into the Windows registry

Disable CD/DVD Autorun Feature

How to Disable Autorun in CD/DVD?


Click Start button then type regedit in


Start > Run


Here locate the location to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
Change the Values of Autorun to '0' to turn it off and '1' to turn it on